Share of schools with adaptations for disabled students in Sierra Leone
Sierra Leone: Share of schools with adaptations for disabled students was 26.4% in 2023. ▲ Rising
Share of schools with adaptations for disabled students in Sierra Leone, 2017–2023
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2023, share of schools with adaptations for disabled students in Sierra Leone stood at 26.4%. That is the highest value across all 7 years on record.
That represents a change of up 15.7% on the previous year and up 605.6% over ten years.
Sierra Leone ranks 37th of 40 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 8.4% | 3.7% | 15.2% | 3 |
| 2020s | 22.6% | 17.3% | 26.4% | 4 |
Countries ranked near Sierra Leone
- 34 Malaysia 49.5% compare
- 35 Morocco 37.6% compare
- 36 Burkina Faso 33.8% compare
- 38 Bangladesh 18.9% compare
- 39 Syria 13.1% compare
- 40 Seychelles 6.2% compare
More education data for Sierra Leone
- Duration of pre-primary education 3 years (2025)
- Official entrance age to pre-primary education 3 years (2025)
- Population ages 15-64 59.1% (2025)
- Population ages 0-14 37.7% (2025)
- Primary school starting age 6 years (2025)
- Lower secondary school starting age 12 years (2025)
- School enrollment, primary 162.1% (2024)
- Primary education, teachers 46,575 (2024)
- Fertility rate vs. average years of schooling 3.7 live births per woman (2024)
- School enrollment, primary, female 166.3% (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of schools with adaptations for disabled students in Sierra Leone?
- Share of schools with adaptations for disabled students in Sierra Leone was 26.4% in 2023, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share of schools with adaptations for disabled students recorded in Sierra Leone?
- The highest recorded value was 26.4% in 2023.
- What is the lowest share of schools with adaptations for disabled students recorded in Sierra Leone?
- The lowest recorded value was 3.7% in 2017.
- How does Sierra Leone rank for share of schools with adaptations for disabled students?
- Sierra Leone ranks 37th out of 40 countries with data for 2023.
- Is share of schools with adaptations for disabled students rising or falling in Sierra Leone?
- Over the last ten years it is up 605.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Sierra Leone data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Share of schools with adaptations for disabled students. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Proportion of schools with access to adapted infrastructure and materials for students with disabilities, by education level (%)